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• Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Auditorium Theatre, 2017)

  

  Flawless and otherworldly Review by Lauren Whalen It's difficult to review Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater without stopping over-the-top adjectives and... Read more

  The 24 March 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Opera Review: The Ghosts in the Darkness

  

  Yannick and the Philadelphians visit Duke Bluebeard's Castle. by Paul J. Pelkonen What key is it in? Bluebeard and his wife. Illustration by Gustave Dore. Read more

  The 10 March 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Concert Review: A Certain Sense of Drama

  

  Andris Nelsons and the BSO take Leningrad. by Paul J. Pelkonen Andris Nelsons at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Marco Borggreve © 2016... Read more

  The 02 March 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Consumed (Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble)

  

  Despite phenomenal cast, 'Consumed' in need of nuance It's obvious that Consumed was put together with a lot of care. The debut work of Sara Maslanka as... Read more

  The 14 March 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Opera Review: A Close Shave

  

  Rossini's Barbiere cuts it up in Kanazawa. by Paul J. Pelkonen This store is in Minnesota but Rossini's Barbiere was open for business in Kanazawa, Japan last... Read more

  The 03 March 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Venus in Fur (Circle Theatre)

  

  Venus in Fur In the right hands: twisted, dark comedy is intelligent, sexy In the wrong hands, could be a dangerous production. I'm not talking about... Read more

  The 02 March 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: Uncle Vanya (Goodman Theatre)

  

  Inspiring production of one of world's great plays Those of us who see a lot of Chicago theater (i.e. readers and writers of this site) can take the quantity... Read more

  The 03 March 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: The Hard Problem (Court Theatre)

  

  Sleek and smart, Stoppard creates a banquet of food for thought Review by Catey Sullivan About halfway through Tom Stoppard's 2006 drama , there's a scene... Read more

  The 30 March 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: Gentle (TUTA Theatre)

  

  Exquisitely designed, passionately produced - despite thin source material I last saw TUTA Theatre when I reviewed their 2014 production of , an adaptation... Read more

  The 06 March 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: The Scottsboro Boys (Porchlight Music Theatre)

  

  Riveting dissonance permeates every minute of powerful production Review by Catey Sullivan About a third of the way into Porchlight Music Theatre's riveting... Read more

  The 01 March 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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